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Universal Studios Japan's ban on admission ticket cancellations, resales 'legal': court
OSAKA -- The Osaka High Court on Dec. 19 upheld a lower court's decision that Universal Studios Japan (USJ)'s policy to prohibit admission ticket canc Full article
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2 ex-Johnny's talents sue agency for $300 million in US over sex abuse
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Sony ups stake in Japanese publisher Kadokawa in entertainment push
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Japan rapper confined for 302 days over bogus robbery accusation raps interrogation
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Shogi match in Tokyo reaches unusual end as player with leg pain resigns
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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
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Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies
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Paula Abdul settles lawsuit alleging sexual assault by 'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe
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Retro Japan in Photos: Vivid red pillars sift the wind at public hall in Okinawa Pref.
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Meet your match? Spot the difference #137: Gingerbread house
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Retro Japan: Okinawa Pref. public hall's 200-plus red columns let in fresh ocean air
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Anime & Manga
- One Piece-themed shinkansen to run in western Japan in 2025
- Easy Japanese news in translation: Osaka's Universal Studios to open Donkey Kong area
- Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successor
- Japanese horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu dies at 88
- Learning from Japanese picture books (17) Butanuki-kun Mori e Iku
- Go wild! 1st new live 'Pokemon GO' event to be held in Fukuoka
Showbiz
- 2 ex-Johnny's talents sue agency for $300 million in US over sex abuse
- Japanese actress, singer Miho Nakayama found dead at Tokyo home
- Japan comedian, eugenics law plaintiff on BBC 100 Women list for 2024
- Time travel drama 'Futehodo' tops Japan 2024 buzzword list
- Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence
Culture
- Retro Japan in Photos: Vivid red pillars sift the wind at public hall in Okinawa Pref.
- Retro Japan: Okinawa Pref. public hall's 200-plus red columns let in fresh ocean air
- Shogi match in Tokyo reaches unusual end as player with leg pain resigns
- Visitors to 2025 Osaka Expo to get taste of Japan's custom of bowing
- Head priest of Kyoto temple wields massive brush to write 2024's kanji of the year: 'gold'
- 'Kyogen' comical plays recall Donald Keene's connection to Mishima, famed writers
Amusement
- Visitors to 2025 Osaka Expo to get taste of Japan's custom of bowing
- 'Most fun in the park': Visitors excited at Universal Studio Japan's 'Donkey Kong Country'
- In Photos: Winter illumination in Tokyo's Roppongi area delights visitors
- 800,000 LEDs set Tokyo's Roppongi aglow in annual winter illumination
- Easy Japanese news in translation: Osaka's Universal Studios to open Donkey Kong area
- Universal Studios Japan's new 'Donkey Kong Country' to open Dec. 11
Film
- Filmmaker creating videos of 365 Hiroshima, Nagasaki A-bomb survivors based on birthdays
- 'Shogun' stars recognized with Golden Globe award nominations
- Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' auctioned for $28 million
- Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill
- 97 filmmakers in Japan issue statement opposing discrimination against sexual minorities
- From 'The Exorcist' to 'Heretic,' why holy horror can be hit with moviegoers
Music
- Japan rapper confined for 302 days over bogus robbery accusation raps interrogation
- More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
- You gotta roll with it: Reunited Oasis to perform in Japan for 1st time in 16 years
- Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album 'GNX'
- Beyonce leads 2025 Grammy noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show's history
- The Beatles, 'BRAT' summer, country and more: All the 2025 Grammy nomination snubs and surprises
Books
- Nobel Literature Prize winner Han Kang talks about how writing connects her to readers
- Learning from Japanese picture books (20) Mado kara Okurimono
- Learning from Japanese picture books (19) Momotaro
- Shuntaro Tanikawa, noted poet and translator of 'Peanuts,' dies at 92
- India's ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' may end -- thanks to missing paperwork
- Learning from Japanese picture books (18) Watanabe-san
Meet your match? Spot the difference
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #137: Gingerbread house
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #136: Public bath
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #135: Streetscape
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #134: Autumn forest
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #133: Mushroom picking
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #132: Animals in the moonlight
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- Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #137: Gingerbread house
- Japanese actress Nakayama's death ruled accident while bathing
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